The Standard Horizon HX300 programming interface
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1. 5V sparkfun com products 9716 2014 Accessed 2015 06 02 8 The Vertex Radio Group Vertex Radio Group 2015 Accessed 2015 06 06 9 Yaesu Musen Co Ltd HX300 Floating VHF FM Marine Transceiver Owner s Manual 2013 edition http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 14 http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 152. Right Change of a Selection item HX300 Figure 10 Screenshot from the CE134 PPS software http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 9 3 2 DIY programming software There is currently no known DIY programming software available for the HX300 The CHIRP project 2 may or may not support programming the HX300 in present or future releases Readers who have in depth knowledge of the programming protocol employed by Standard Horizon radios including the HX300 are encouraged to forward these details to the author Section 4 1 contains relevant contact information http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 10 3 3 Dump of communication between the HX300 and the CE134 software This excerpt shows some of the communication taking place between the HX300 and the CE134 programming software during a read to PC operation The handshake sequence occurs at 19 200 baud when the CE134 software sends the letter P to the radio Once the radio responds with a P the CE134 software sends the ACMD 002 command and switches the baud rate to 57 600 At this moment the HX300 LCD display changes from CL to CP This is followed by a series of com mands from the CE134 software reading the memory contents at numerous EEPROM memory addresses PPP ACMD 002 CMDSY CMDOK CMDSY CMDOK CEPSR 00 74 i CMDOK CEPSD 00 62 CMDOK CEPRD 0080 02 60 CMDOK CEP
3. which will both provide the required TTL voltage levels and a serial port via USB including easily accessible Windows MacOS and Linux drivers Similar TTL serial port over USB breakout units 5V are also available from eBay B at very reasonable prices It should be noted that several of the FTDI breakouts are capable of operating at both 3 3V and 5V levels Refer to the device documentation regarding how to configure correct signal levels 5V The setup for programming the HX300 using a FTDI device is simple The TX DATA RX DATa and GND lines are required Wiring details are described in table Figure 9 The Adafruit FTDI Friend hooked up to the PC white mini USB cable on the right and to the HX300 the three wires on the left leading to the mini USB connector http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 7 FTDI Friend signal name Wire color HX300 signal name USB pin name RX Green TX DATA Data TX White RX DATA Data GND Black GND Ground Table 1 Wiring details USB signal name does not imply actual USB signals it is only used as a reference to figuref4 NOTE wire colors may vary http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 3 HxX300 programming software 3 1 The CE134 programming software The Standard Horizon programming software for the HX300 is called CE134 It may or may not be available from various online resources as the software is normally made available to authorized Standard Horizon
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5. Figure 6 The USB 62B connector female The essential pins are labeled TX DATA RX DATA and GND and reflect the signal names at the radio end of the cable Using a multimeter with the CT 99 cable assembly the pinout is easily identified Figure 8 refers note the notch and the orientation of the connector The CT 99 should be plugged into the USB 62B which in turn should be plugged into a PC USB port At the CT 99 end refer to figure 8 for details on how to route the TX DATA RX DATA and GND signal wires into the mini USB connector which goes into the HX300 radio o CD PCUS y CT 99 USB 62B TX RX GND to mini USB connector HX300 Figure 7 The USB 62B connected to the CT 99 wired to the mini USB connector which in turn goes into the HX300 http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 6 Figure 8 In this particular setup BLACK ground WHITE RX DATA GREEN TX DATA signal names are valid at the radio end of the cable The green white and black wires belong to the mini USB connector which goes into the HX300 Refer to figures Hand plor a review of the mini USB pinout 2 3 Option 2 Connecting to the FTDI Friend and the likes The FTDI 4 option is probably the least expensive route provided a USB 62B cable assembly and or a CT 99 cable assembly is not already available FTDI interfacing options include the FTDI Basic Breakout from SparkFun Electronics Inc and the FTDI Friend from Adafruit Industries LLC
6. O 1510 Moss Norway Email gt tmj bitwrap no no technical questions please Web gt http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 Remember Always have the appropriate amount of fun http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 12 List of abbreviations COM Communications port DC Direct Current DIY Do It Yourself EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory FTDI Future Technology Devices International Ltd LCD Liquid Crystal Display MHz Megahertz PC Personal Computer PPS Personal Programming System RS 232 A standard for serial communication transmission of data RX Receive TTL Transistor transistor logic TX Transmit USB Universal Serial Bus V Volt VHF Very High Frequency 30 to 300 MHz http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 13 References 1 Adafruit Industries LLC FTDI Friend downloads pdf ftdi friend pdf 2014 Accessed 2015 06 04 2 CHIRP CHIRP is a free open source tool for programming your amateur radio 2014 Accessed 2015 06 06 3 eBay Inc One Company eBay Inc 2015 Accessed 2015 06 02 4 Future Technology Devices International Ltd FTDI Chip 2015 Accessed 2015 06 06 5 RT Systems Inc FI 817 D Radio Software 2014 Ac cessed 2015 06 02 6 Paul Sladen Standard Horizon HX851E http www paul sladen org 2014 Accessed 2015 06 06 7 SparkFun Electronics Inc SparkFun FTDI Basic Breakout
7. The Standard Horizon HX300 programming interface Torkel M Jodalen annoyingdesigns com June 18 2015 Abstract This document describes the electrical characteristics of the programming in terface utilized by the Standard Horizon HX300 floating handheld VHF radio Two examples of programming interfaces are provided The CE134 programming software will still be required for programming the radio The Standard Horizon HX300 Disclaimer http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 ii Contents 1 Introduction 1 1 The Standard Horizon HX300 floating handheld VHF radio 1 2 The original HX300 programming interface 2 The HX300 USB interface 2 1 A brief examination of the HX300 mini USB connector 2 2 Option 1 Using the USB 62B and the CT 99 cable assemblies 2 3 Option 2 Connecting to the FTDI Friend and the likes 3 HX300 programming software 3 1 The CE134 programming software 3 2 DIY programming software 3 3 Dump of communication between the HX300 and the CE134 software 4 Etcetera 4 1 Contactinformation 0 0 0000 eee ee eee Terms and abbreviations References http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 1 Introduction 1 1 The Standard Horizon HX300 floating handheld VHF radio The Standard Horizon HX300 floating handheld VHF radio can be programmed with extra VHF user channels as required When adding user channels to the radio please tak
8. dealers only There may or may not be differ ent versions of the software for the USA possibly bandwidth limited and non USA not bandwidth limited markets Several of the Standard Horizon radios available on the US market are known to be bandwidth limited It has not been established whether this also applies to the HX300 The Wide Band Programming Recovery Tool may be able to allow extended bandwidth operation also on the HX300 This utility is available from The Vertex Radio Group site 8 The original CE134 software will establish a handshake with the HX300 at 19 200 baud and continue the communication with the radio at 57 600 baud The protocol seems to be identical to the protocol used with the HX851 radio briefly described in 6 In order to place the HX300 in programming cloning mode first switch the radio off then connect the USB cable and keep the PRESET key pressed in while switching the radio on The LCD display should indicate CL and move on to indicate CP once communication has been established with the programming software A CE134 PC Program for HX300 E File Transfer Destination Options Help pela S Bl General Programmab Read from Radio EXP Channe 1 Connect the PPS cable between the PC serial port and the radio 2 On the radio press and hold PRESET keys while turning the power on The Radio display will show PC CONTROL 3 Press the OK button to start NI By Up D own Left
9. e great care not to transmit on frequencies on which you are not licensed to operate The official frequency ranges for the HX300 are listed as follows 9 Transmit TX 156 025 to 157 425 MHz Receive RX 156 050 to 163 275 MHz Actual use has proven that the unit is capable of receiving and transmitting on a wider frequency range including frequencies in the 145 MHz amateur radio band The actual unit on which this test has been performed is labeled HX300E serial number JB3B060xxx Section 3 1 mentions possible bandwidth limitations in radios destined for the US market http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 2 1 2 The original HX300 programming interface The programming interface of the Standard Horizon HX300 utilizes a mini connec tor which is also used for charging the radio It should be noted that the communica tion between the PC and the HX300 does not actually take place using standard USB communication A direct connection between the PC and the radio using an ordinary USB mini USB cable will only provide charging of the HX300 Programming the radio will not be possible using an ordinary USB mini USB cable The original programming software for the HX300 named CE134 includes schematic which details the required parts as prescribed by Standard Horizon CT 172 cloning cable which hooks up to the mini USB like interface of the HX300 USB 62B cable which 1 adds a serial port via USB to the computer and 2 provides v
10. ing the HX300 radio Note that the Data and Data notions only apply to the pin names in the mini USB connector they are not the actual signal names as used in a proper USB interface Vec Vec Data Data Data Data 1 D ID Ground Ground 12345 22330 Figure 4 The pinout of the mini USB connector Note that wire colors may vary A mini USB cable can probably be scavenged from the parts bin It will need a slight modification as shown in figure 5 Figure 5 The mini USB connector about to face its final destiny Note that wire colors may vary From here on proceed either via the CT 99 route if you already have access to the mentioned cable assemblies or the FTDI Friend route if you first need to go shopping http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 5 2 2 Option 1 Using the USB 62B and the CT 99 cable assemblies For those who happen to have the Standard Horizon CT 99 cable assembly around the remaining process will be fairly straightforward The CT 99 is required for program ming a number of fixed mount Standard Horizon radios It also happens to provide an easy means of hooking up to the USB 62B for accessing the TX DATA RX DATA and GND lines The pinout of the USB 62B connector is identified in documentation accompanying interface units for certain Yaesu amateur radio products including the Yaesu FT 817 D radio ALC TX INH AN BAND DATA fe A RX D yes 558d ND TXD SU TX GND 13 8V
11. oltage level conversion to levels 5V The USB 62B cable is easily available as it is commonly used also with Yaesu ama teur radio transceivers 5 hardly surprising as the Standard Horizon brand is con trolled by Yaesu Musen Co Ltd well known manufacturer of amateur marine and air band transceivers It should be noted that other interfacing options also exist as detailed in section 2 of this document CoNNECTION Points cat G Jack CT 172 Cloning Cable mH USB Connector TER gt USB 62B USB Cable Figure 1 Original programming setup for the HX300 as described in the CE134 documentation For reasons unknown the CT 172 cable assembly seems somewhat hard to get hold of No worries there are several other options available http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 3 2 The HxX300 USB interface Communication with the HX300 for programming purposes takes place using serial communication at 19 200 and 57 600 baud utilizing TTL voltage levels at 5V The USB 62B USB cable assembly readily provides TTL voltage levels A USB 62B like cable assembly is available from RT Systems Inc listed as the CT 62 5 The orig inal Standard Horizon CT 172 cable assembly seems to be a bit harder to get hold of Luckily the original CT 172 is not really required for programming the HX300 radio Other interfacing options include the FTDI Basic Breakout from SparkFun Electronics Inc 7 and the FTDI Friend fr
12. om Adafruit Industries LLC 1 which will both provide the required TTL voltage levels and a serial port via USB Similar TTL serial port via USB breakout units 5V are also available from eBay 3 at very reasonable prices Also owners of the Standard Horizon CT 99 cable assembly can easily use jumper wires to hook up to the USB 62B for programming the HX300 Either way a mini USB connector is required for connection to the HX300 Figure 2 The HX300 mini USB connection Illustration from HX300 user s manual 9 Figure 3 The Standard Horizon CT 99 cable assembly which will attach to the USB 62B http www annoyingdesigns com HX300 4 2 1 A brief examination of the HX300 mini USB connector Standard Horizon opted for a mini USB connector both for charging and for program ming the HX300 radio The charging takes place using the Vcc and ground lines of the mini USB connector It is important to emphasize that programming the radio does not utilize normal USB data transfers and that a normal USB mini USB cable cannot be used to program the radio The mini USB connector contains five pins Vcc 5V DC Used only for charging the HX300 Ground Used for charging the HX300 and as signal ground reference GND Data TX at the radio end TTL signal levels at 5V Data RX at the radio end TTL signal levels at 5V ID Not used with the HX300 The TX Data and RX Data lines as well as GND are required for program m
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